1、spouse是配偶的意思,指夫或妻,用于比较正式的场合。
Where can people find their ideal spouses?
人们哪里可以找到他们理想的配偶?
2、other half,“另一半”,那口子(指自己的配偶),同时也可以指代男女朋友。
How do they meet their other halves?
他们怎样遇见他们各自的另一半的?
3、boyfriend/girlfriend男/女朋友,指尚未步入婚姻殿堂的情侣们。
Quite a lot of people said they meet girlfriends or boyfriends when they are out in a bar or club, or at a party.
很多人说他们是在酒吧,俱乐部,聚会上认识自己的男/女朋友的。
4、fiance/fiancee未婚夫/妇
After a couple are engaged, they usually refer to each other as fiance/fiancee before others.
一对夫妇订婚后,他们通常是指对方作为未婚夫/未婚妻在别人面前。
5、the love of your life一生之爱,通常用于已经结婚的伴侣或是两人关系密切而稳定。
I'd built him up in my head as being the love of my life.
我心里已把他当作我一生的挚爱。
6、partner也可以用来指自己的另一半。
I met my partner by the matchmaker.
通过月老,我认识了我的另一半。